xvii, 888 pages : 24 cm

This best-selling book, now in its fifth edition, provides a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. Authors Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin discuss key concepts that are applicable to a variety of systems. They also present a large number of examples taken from common operating systems, including WindowsNT and Solaris 2. This book teaches general principles in operating systems while giving the teacher and students the flexibility to choose the implementation system

Includes bibliographical references (pages 805-838) and index

pt. 1. Overview. Introduction -- Computer-system structures -- Operating-system structures -- pt. 2. Process management. Processes -- CPU scheduling -- Process synchronization -- Deadlocks -- pt. 3. Storage management. Memory management -- Virtual memory -- File-system interface -- File-system implementation -- pt. 4. I/O systems. I/O systems -- Secondary-storage structure -- Tertiary-storage structure -- pt. 5. Distributed systems. Network structures -- Distributed system structures -- Distributed file systems -- Distributed coordination -- pt. 6. Protection and security. Security -- pt. 7. Case studies. The UNIX system -- The Linux system -- Windows NT -- Historical perspective

Legacy 2018

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